James Ivory in conversation [[electronic resource] ] : how Merchant Ivory makes its movies / / Robert Emmet Long ; foreword by Janet Maslin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786713003321
• Autore: Ivory James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
• ISBN: 1-282-35879-0; 9786612358791; 1-59875-787-3; 0-520-94036-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LongRobert Emmet
• Disciplina: 791.4302/33/092
• Soggetti: PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Setting the scene -- The early years -- Documentaries, 1952-1972 -- India -- America -- England -- France -- Index -- Photography credits
• Sommario/riassunto: James Ivory in Conversation is an exclusive series of interviews with a director known for the international scope of his filmmaking on several continents. Three-time Academy Award nominee for best director, responsible for such film classics as A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day, Ivory speaks with remarkable candor and wit about his more than forty years as an independent filmmaker. In this deeply engaging book, he comments on the many aspects of his world-traveling career: his growing up in Oregon (he is not an Englishman, as most Europeans and many Americans think), his early involvement with documentary films that first brought attention to him, his discovery of India, his friendships with celebrated figures here and abroad, his skirmishes with the Picasso family and Thomas Jefferson scholars, his usually candid yet at times explosive relations with actors. Supported by seventy illuminating photographs selected by Ivory himself, the book offers a wealth of previously unavailable information about the director's life and the art of making movies. James Ivory on: On the Merchant Ivory Jhabvala partnership: "I've always said that Merchant ; Ivory is a bit like the U. S. Government; I'm the President, Ismail is the Congress, and Ruth is the Supreme Court. Though Ismail and I disagree sometimes, Ruth acts as a referee, or she and I may gang up on him, or vice versa. The main thing is, no one ever truly interferes in the area of work of the other. "On Shooting Mr. and Mrs. Bridge: "Who told you we had long 18 hour days? We had a regular schedule, not at all rushed, worked regular hours and had regular two-day weekends, during which the crew shopped in the excellent malls of Kansas City, Paul Newman raced cars somewhere, unknown to us and the insurance company, and I lay on a couch reading The Remains of the Day. "On Jessica Tandy as Miss Birdseye in The Bostonians: "Jessica Tandy was seventy-two or something, and she felt she had to 'play' being an old woman, to 'act' an old woman. Unfortunately, I couldn't say to her, 'You don't have to 'act' this, just 'be,' that will be sufficient.' You can't tell the former Blanche Du Bois that she's an old woman now. "On Adapting E. M. Forster's novels "His was a very pleasing voice, and it was easy to follow. Why turn his books into films unless you want to do that? But I suppose my voice was there, too; it was a kind of duet, you could say, and he provided the melody. "On India: "If you see my Indian movies then you get some idea of what it was that attracted me about India and Indians...any explanation would sound lamer than the thing warrants. The mood was so great and overwhelming that any explanation of it would seem physically thin....I put all my feeling about India into several Indian films, and if you know those films and like them, you see from these films what it was that attracted me to India. "On whether he was influenced by Renoir in filming A Room with a View "I was certainly not influenced by Renoir in that film. But if you put some good looking women in long white dresses in a field dotted with red poppies, and they're holding parasols, then people will say, 'Renoir. '"On the Critics: "I came to believe that to have a powerful enemy like Pauline Kael only made me stronger. You know, like a kind of voodoo. I wonder if it worked that way in those days for any of her other victims-Woody Allen, for instance, or Stanley Kubrick. "On Andy Warhol as a dinner guest: "I met him many times over the last twenty years of his life, but I can't say I knew him, which is what most people say, even those who were his intimates. Once he came to dinner with a group of his Factory friends at my apartment. I remember that he or someone else left a dirty plate, with chicken bones and knife and fork, in my bathroom wash basin. It seemed to be a symbolic gesture, to be a matter of style, and not just bad manners."

The Work-Ready Graduate : Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce / / by Neil B. Niman, Jennifer R. Chagnon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910734845003321
• Autore: Niman Neil B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023
• ISBN: 3-031-33910-X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChagnonJennifer R
• Disciplina: 378
• Soggetti: Education, Higher; Alternative Education; Career education; Continuing education; Professional education; Vocational education; Career development; Higher Education; Experiential Education; Career Skills; Lifelong Learning; Professional and Vocational Education; Careers in Business and Management; Titulats universitaris; Ocupació; Desenvolupament professional; Llibres electrònics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The Triple-Threat Graduate -- Purposeful Work -- Business in Practice -- Moving the Conversation Forward -- Where We End Up -- References -- Part I The Tide of Change -- Unrealized Opportunities -- A Series of Unrealized Opportunities -- Human Capabilities -- Self-Discovery -- Curriculum -- Connections -- Signals ; -- Technology -- A Way Forward -- References -- Human Capabilities -- Work-Related Intelligences -- Skills, Competencies, and Capabilities -- Twenty-First-Century Skills -- Storytelling: An Example -- The Future of Work -- Situational Awareness: An Example -- References -- Self-Discovery and Curriculum -- Self-Discovery -- General Education -- Reimagining General Education -- Key-Shaped Graduates -- Experiential Learning -- Cases -- Simulations -- Consulting Projects -- Internships -- Co-Op Programs -- Apprenticeship Programs -- Capabilities Across the Curriculum -- References -- Connections and Signals -- Connections -- Initiating Relationships -- Specialized Programming -- Signals -- Alternative Credentials -- Badging -- e-Portfolios -- A Communications Strategy -- References -- EdTech to the Rescue? -- Human Capabilities -- Self-Discovery -- Curriculum -- Connections -- Signals -- Is EdTech the Answer? -- References -- Part II Capitalizing on the Unrealized Potential -- Practice-Based Learning -- ISA2 -- Informal -- Situated -- Active -- Applied -- The Power of Guided Experiences -- Turning Skills Into Work-Ready Capabilities -- Situational Awareness—Being Attentive to One’s Surroundings -- Storytelling—Crafting a Compelling Narrative -- Collaboration—Working Collectively to Advance a Shared Purpose -- Initiative—Knowing When and How to Take Action -- Adaptability—Responding to Changing Conditions and Circumstances -- Business in Practice -- The Role of Practice-Based Learning -- References -- Designing Learning Experiences -- Designing an Experiential Narrative: The STAR2 Approach -- Learning and Developmental Goals -- Example 1: Technology Procurement -- Example 2: Financial Narratives -- Example 3: Business Model Innovation -- Constructing the Learning Experience -- Example 4: Immersive Executive Experiences -- The Experience Arc -- Example 5: Product Licensing -- References -- Industry Professionals in the Classroom -- Opportunities for Professionals in the Classroom -- Recruiting Professionals -- Working with Industry Professionals -- Supporting the Learning Process -- Creating Community -- Active Learning and Encouraging Engagement -- Minimum Viable Information -- Guide Program -- Complements Rather than Substitutes -- References -- A Practice-Based Journey -- A Work-Ready Journey -- Gaming the System: A Student-Centered Design Approach -- The Best of All Possible Worlds -- Elevated Experiences -- Voice Z Digital -- Creating a Complementary Curriculum -- Realized Opportunities -- References -- Outcomes -- Assessment Planning -- Program Outcomes -- Program Elements -- Data and Methodology -- Assessment Map -- The Student Lens -- The Working Professional Lens -- The External Business Community Lens -- Continuous Improvement -- Assurance of Learning -- References -- Forces of Change -- Pathways of Change -- Seeds of Change -- Dynamics of Change -- All Aboard -- Open Up the Curriculum -- Craft Meaningful Experiences -- Welcome Working Professionals on Campus -- Create a Connected Community -- Embrace Innovation -- Agents of Change -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the tide of change facing higher education as it grapples with providing a more relevant and demonstrated value for its graduates entering the workplace. Based on their experience with the Business in Practice program they created, the authors share the rationale and practical approaches colleges and universities need to implement if they are to foster the development of a work-ready graduate. What sets the program apart are the two-credit courses crafted to take advantage of the unique knowledge and work experiences of industry professionals that complements our core curriculum. Utilizing experiential learning, the program is designed so that students can apply soft/smart skills in a progression that helps ; develop those capabilities that are beneficial for them and desired by employers. It is structured to bring internship-like experiences to campus, giving the vast majority of students a quality work-related experience that is impactful and relevant for today’s economy. Neil B. Niman is currently the Faculty Director of the Business in Practice program at the University of New Hampshire, USA. He was previously the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Chair of the Department of Economics where he holds a faculty appointment as Associate Professor of Economics. His previous book, The Gamification of Higher Education was also published by Palgrave Macmillan. Jennifer R. Chagnon is the Associate Director of Business in Practice at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, USA. She earned a BA in Business Management and Studio Fine Art from Juniata College and has over 15 years of experience in higher education, including in recruitment and enrollment management, academic affairs, and academic programming.